A motorcyclist died in a crash on Highway 1 during rush hour on Tuesday after he slammed into the back of a Comcast pickup that had slowed for traffic, authorities said.

The man was riding a Harley Davidson motorcycle on southbound Highway 1 just before the Morrissey Boulevard exit about 4 p.m. when the crash happened, said California Highway Patrol officer Brad Sadek.

The rider likely didn't see the pickup slow down, and he struck it, Sadek said. The motorcyclist was wearing a helmet but he was pronounced dead at the scene, Sadek said.

The pickup driver was not injured.

The rider's age and name were not released Tuesday afternoon.

Authorities closed all but one of the southbound lanes of Highway 1 as they investigated the wreck. A line of vehicles wrapped past the Fishhook, and surface streets on both sides of Highway 1 were clogged because of the crash.

Live Oak

Man exposes himself to jogger >> A man exposed himself to a 42-year-old Santa Cruz woman and briefly chased her on a Live Oak trail Friday morning, deputies said.

About 9 a.m., the woman was jogging between Moran Lake Park and 30th Avenue, said Santa Cruz County sheriff's deputy Ryan Kennedy.

A man who appeared about 6 feet tall and 250 pounds was masturbating near the path as she ran by, authorities said. He briefly chased her, and she ran away and called authorities.

She was not injured.

The man appeared white, about 30 years old and wore a hooded sweatshirt, dark sweatpants and a baseball cap.

The Santa Cruz County Sheriff's Office asks anyone with information to call dispatch at 831-471-1121.

Watsonville

Fire doused on home's deck >> Firefighters doused a small fire on a deck on the 100 block of Landis Avenue early Tuesday morning.

About 1 a.m., firefighters received a report of a wooden deck on fire at 138 Landis Ave., said Rosa Meyer, public information officer for Watsonville Fire.

Central Fire responded as Watsonville Fire was battling a blaze on Riverside Drive. Firefighters said the fire burned a 3-foot hole in the back deck of the home, Meyer said. They quickly contained the fire and cut a larger hole in the deck to ensure embers hadn't spread to other parts of the deck.

Meyer said coal that had fallen through the bottom of a grill started the fire.

There were no reported injuries.

"These people are lucky to see it or smell it," Meyer said. "Especially at one in the morning."

She advised anyone cooking with coal or wood to ensure the fire is completely out.